Wangford Union, 1856

Component identifier:: Fonds ACC 36
Extent:: 1 item
Content Summary:: 27 Parishes of Hundred of Wangford were incorporated for poor relief purposes in 1764 and a House of Industry was erected at Shipmeadow in 1765. Following the Poor Law Amendment Act, the Incorporation was reformed into a Poor Law Union and the workhouse altered to provide for the classification and separation of the paupers.

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Location of this collection:: National Library of Australia

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Canberra ACT 2600, Australia